Jeff Leib puts in his last day of work today at The Denver Post, retiring after 25 years at the paper.

A telling detail of Jeff Leib’s last day at the Denver Post is the amount of paper he is at this moment still pulling out of his desk — studies, reports, memos and even an old phone number from more than 25 years ago for Donald Rumsfeld, who was then president of a pharmaceutical company.

Leib, 64, has been a beat reporter at The Denver Post for 25 years, covering business and transportation and heading up negotiations for the newspaper guild. He has more than 3,200 bylined stories, according to electronic archives that go back only to 1993. Leib started in 1986.

Hundreds of union workers in Colorado on Feb. 22 took aim at Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, rallying on the steps of the state Capitol as anti-union counter-protesters gathered nearby. The union supporters and counter-protesters later engaged each other.

Check out these two stories on the rally — including anti-union folks getting upset with an anti-union speaker — by clicking here and here.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.